A German court has sentenced far-left activist Hanna S. to five years in prison for her role in a string of violent assaults in Budapest last year, German media reported. The ruling by the Munich Higher Regional Court is not yet final.
Between 9 and 11 February 2023, masked attackers linked to the Antifa movement targeted people they claimed were “fascists,” assaulting them with sticks and knives at five locations across the Hungarian capital. Nine people were injured, six of them seriously.
The case has gained attention because one suspect, Italian activist Ilaria Salis, was elected to the European Parliament this year. Her new parliamentary immunity has so far blocked efforts by Hungarian prosecutors to bring her to trial.
Hungary’s government has since officially designated “Antifa” and “Hammerbande / Antifa Ost” as terrorist organisations. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said the decision was the “first step” in treating Antifa as a terror group under Hungarian law.
